eBay Price Tracker

eBay Price Tracker is a ebay price tracker api that searches eBay by keyword and returns 55 normalized product, offer, seller, availability, rank, and source fields for developers comparing active asking prices, conditions, shipping, and sellers by country site.

• Four public inputs, three required: keyword, country, and max_results are required; platforms is optional.
• 17 supported markets and 1 selectable platform value are stated directly in the input schema.
• 55 public Dataset fields keep product identity, price, seller, fulfillment, reputation, and provenance in one row shape.
• Pay-per-event pricing charges $0.01000 per Actor Start and one tiered Result event for each stored Dataset row.

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Set max_results to 1 and select one platform. At the FREE rate, one stored row costs at most $0.01790 including Actor Start; an empty Dataset adds no Result event.

What does eBay Price Tracker do?

eBay Price Tracker turns a current keyword search into source-linked product rows that can be exported or consumed through the Apify API. The tested scenario uses vintage camera in France and requests up to 5 results from eBay. Each accepted row can include identifiers, current and previous price text, discounts, availability, seller context, ratings, fulfillment text, rank, and the originating URL.

eBay finding-a-listing guidance shows that active listings can disappear when sold, ended, removed, or displaced in search. This independent Actor records source-visible observations; it does not create history, guarantee local stock, place orders, or infer missing values.

How do I run eBay Price Tracker?

Run eBay Price Tracker by supplying the keyword, an allowed country, a positive result limit, and optionally the platform selection.

1. Open the Input page and keep the prefilled tested example or replace keyword with the product phrase you need.
2. Choose one of the 17 allowed country values. Keep platforms empty to use all eligible routes, or select only values allowed by this edition.
3. Set max_results to a positive integer. The limit applies per selected platform; there is no artificial 10,000-result schema ceiling.
4. Start the run, then open the default Dataset to inspect, filter, or export the rows.

{
  "keyword": "vintage camera",
  "country": "France",
  "max_results": 5,
  "platforms": [
    "eBay"
  ]
}

This tested profile returned 5 Dataset rows. Live marketplaces may return fewer for narrow queries, removed products, or unavailable routes.

What data does eBay Price Tracker return?

eBay Price Tracker returns one normalized product observation per Dataset row, with 55 documented public fields grouped below.

Group	Public fields
Media	image_url, image_urls
Identity and catalog	title, brand, badges, category, breadcrumbs, description, features, product_id, sku, gtin, mpn, model, specifications, manufacturer, origin, energy_class, included, condition, release_date, variants
Price and promotion	price, was_price, unit_price, currency, price_text, discount_pct, discount_text, promo_text, installment_text
Availability and fulfillment	stock_status, stock_text, sales_text, shipping_text, shipping_cost, delivery_text, pickup_text, return_text, return_days, warranty_text
Reputation and seller	rating, review_count, seller, seller_url, seller_score
Provenance	platform, site, country, product_url, source_url, rank, is_sponsored, processor, processed_at

This is an abbreviated, illustrative 13-field item from the shared scenario; the effective Dataset schema contains 55 fields, and arrays or unavailable values may be empty:

{
  "title": "Fujifilm FinePix J27 10MP Digital Camera Black Y2K Vintage Digicam",
  "brand": "",
  "price": 106.8,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "stock_status": "",
  "rating": null,
  "review_count": null,
  "seller": "ham869367",
  "platform": "ebay",
  "country": "FR",
  "rank": 1,
  "is_sponsored": false,
  "processed_at": "2026-08-11T03:28:16+00:00"
}

Use product_id, sku, gtin, mpn, model, and product_url for identity checks before deduplicating. rank is the collected search position, is_sponsored reflects the source signal when present, and processed_at records processing time. Export the Dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, or another format supported by Apify.

What inputs can I configure?

eBay Price Tracker exposes exactly four public inputs in schema order, including three required fields and one optional array.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Tested example
keyword	string	Yes	Product phrase, brand, or model to search on eBay.	"vintage camera"
country	string	Yes	Storefront country for eBay; this edition supports 17 markets.	"France"
max_results	integer	Yes	Maximum product records returned per selected platform; enter any integer greater than zero.	5
platforms	array	No	Optional platform selection fixed to eBay; choose it or leave the list empty.	["eBay"]

platforms remains a real input in fixed editions: choose the edition's singleton value or leave the array empty, which preserves the fixed route. The Actor respects the supplied keyword, country, and positive max_results; it does not silently replace them with unrelated defaults.

What platforms and markets does eBay Price Tracker cover?

eBay Price Tracker covers only the platform and market combinations represented by its effective enums and runtime route map.

The effective schema contains 17 country values: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States. The platforms input contains 1 value: eBay.

Country selection changes the storefront or regional route where the platform supports it. It does not promise that every product, seller, delivery option, or language is available in every market. When a source shows localized currency, title, shipping, or promotion text, the row preserves that source-facing context.

Why use eBay Price Tracker?

Use eBay Price Tracker when a current, normalized Dataset is more useful than repeatedly copying search cards by hand.

Capability	Practical benefit
Keyword-driven search	Reuse a product phrase across scheduled or API-triggered runs.
55-field row contract	Keep downstream columns stable while source coverage varies.
Country and platform enums	Reject unsupported market combinations before a run starts.
Source URLs and processing time	Trace an observation back to the marketplace and its collection time.
Pay per stored result	Estimate row cost before running a bounded test.

The main trade-off is explicit: the results are live listings, not completed-sale valuations or a historical price curve. Treat rows as current observations, validate important purchasing decisions against the linked source, and design monitoring jobs to store snapshots in your own system.

Who is eBay Price Tracker for?

eBay Price Tracker is for developers comparing active asking prices, conditions, shipping, and sellers by country site who need to snapshot vintage-camera listings in the French eBay market.

• Active Listing Comparison. Use title, price, currency, seller, stock_status, and source_url to support active listing comparison.
• Collectible Asking-Price Research. Use title, price, currency, seller, stock_status, and source_url to support collectible asking-price research.
• Condition Analysis. Use title, price, currency, seller, stock_status, and source_url to support condition analysis.
• Seller Discovery. Use title, price, currency, seller, stock_status, and source_url to support seller discovery.
• Shipping Review. Use title, price, currency, seller, stock_status, and source_url to support shipping review.

It is not the right choice for checkout automation, personal account actions, guaranteed store inventory, completed-sale appraisal, or a turnkey alert dashboard. Choose it when you own the downstream comparison, storage, alerting, or analysis workflow and want a bounded collection component.

How can I use eBay Price Tracker through the API or MCP?

Use Actor ID H8vOGccEOT22sG1uX or name form truefetch/ebay-price-tracker through Apify API v2, an official API client, or the hosted Apify MCP server.

Actor ID

H8vOGccEOT22sG1uX

The stable name form is truefetch/ebay-price-tracker.

HTTP

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/H8vOGccEOT22sG1uX/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"keyword": "vintage camera", "country": "France", "max_results": 5, "platforms": ["eBay"]}'

MCP

Apify's hosted MCP server uses Streamable HTTP. Configure it with a bearer token, then ask the call-actor tool to run the name form and pass the same input:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=actors",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use Actor truefetch/ebay-price-tracker with this input:

{
  "keyword": "vintage camera",
  "country": "France",
  "max_results": 5,
  "platforms": [
    "eBay"
  ]
}

The live API page provides generated endpoints and SDK examples. The official Apify MCP documentation explains Streamable HTTP, OAuth, bearer-token authentication, tool selection, and how agents discover and call Actors.

How much does eBay Price Tracker cost?

At the FREE tier, eBay Price Tracker costs $0.00790 per stored Result row plus $0.01000 per Actor Start, so the smallest one-row test costs $0.01790.

Event	Plan tier	Unit price	Billing unit
Actor Start	All	$0.01000	Once when the run starts
Result	Free	$0.00790	Each row stored in the default Dataset
Result	Bronze	$0.00711	Each row stored in the default Dataset
Result	Silver	$0.00632	Each row stored in the default Dataset
Result	Gold	$0.00593	Each row stored in the default Dataset
Result	Platinum	$0.00593	Each row stored in the default Dataset
Result	Diamond	$0.00593	Each row stored in the default Dataset

The Result event fires once for each row stored in the default Dataset. With max_results: 1 and one selected platform, the maximum first-test calculation is $0.01000 + 1 × $0.00790 = $0.01790. Empty runs still incur Actor Start but no Result row charge. Prices can change, so confirm the live Pricing page before a large run.

How does eBay Price Tracker compare with alternatives?

eBay Price Tracker is best when you need repeatable product rows and API delivery without maintaining a separate collection contract for this route.

• Manual browsing is appropriate for a one-off purchase decision, especially when you must confirm local stock or a final checkout total. It stops scaling once you need repeated, structured rows.
• Separate source integrations give maximum control when your team already owns credentials, schemas, retries, and storage for every marketplace. They increase maintenance when the workflow spans more than one route.
• The source's official site or offering is the right place to purchase, manage an account, confirm delivery, or use first-party customer features. This Actor observes public search data and never substitutes for those actions.
• A hosted price-history product is better when you need an existing historical chart or managed alerts. This Actor supplies current rows that your own scheduler and database can retain over time.

Choose something else if you need guaranteed item matching, checkout execution, private account data, or a source-supported inventory commitment.

What are the limits and troubleshooting steps?

The main limits of eBay Price Tracker come from live search behavior, regional catalog differences, and the meaning of a keyword result.

• Dataset is empty → the keyword may be too narrow, the selected country/platform pair may have no products, or the source may be unavailable. Retry the smallest profile with a broader product phrase and max_results: 1.
• Fewer rows than max_results → max_results is a ceiling, not a promise. The route stores only usable products it receives.
• Several similar products → marketplaces can show variants, bundles, accessories, or multiple sellers. Match on identifiers and URLs instead of title alone.
• Price or stock differs later → rows are observations at processing time. Recheck product_url and schedule a new run for a new snapshot.
• Some fields are empty → the 55-field schema is cross-platform; not every source publishes every identifier, seller score, return term, or warranty value.
• Run takes longer than expected → source response and the number of selected routes affect duration. Reduce max_results, select one platform, and review the run log.

For a reproducible problem, open an Issue with the run ID, exact input, expected behavior, and one affected source URL. Do not post API tokens, account data, or private customer information.

Frequently asked questions

eBay Price Tracker answers the following common implementation and buying-decision questions directly.

How do I track ebay listing prices by keyword?

Run truefetch/ebay-price-tracker with a precise keyword, an allowed country, a small positive max_results, and the relevant platforms value. Store successive Datasets in your own system if you need comparisons over time.

Can I use a ebay price monitoring api for search results?

Yes. The Actor exposes one four-input contract and returns the same 55-field Dataset shape without requiring a separate marketplace credential from you; an Apify token is still required for authenticated API or MCP runs.

Is there a free product price API?

There is no permanently free promise. Apify accounts may include platform credits, but this Actor bills $0.01000 for Actor Start and $0.00790 per Result on the FREE subscription tier; check the live pricing page.

Can I schedule runs to monitor product prices over time?

Yes. Use Apify schedules with a bounded input, then persist each Dataset in your database or integration. The Actor returns snapshots and does not itself calculate price changes or send alerts.

Does max_results apply to the whole run?

No. It is a per-selected-platform ceiling. A multi-platform run can therefore store more than max_results rows, while a fixed edition with one route cannot exceed that ceiling.

Why are some of the 55 fields empty?

Because source cards and product pages do not expose identical attributes. Empty values distinguish unavailable source data from fabricated or guessed values.

Does the Actor guarantee the lowest price or local stock?

No. Search relevance, seller offers, delivery location, promotions, and inventory can change. Use the row's source link for a final purchasing or operational decision.

Related TrueFetch Actors

These three TrueFetch Actors are the closest alternatives when your route or market focus changes.

• Price Tracker API — choose it when the workflow should focus on price tracker api rather than this Actor's exact route.
• Amazon Price Tracker — choose it when the workflow should focus on amazon rather than this Actor's exact route.
• Walmart Price Tracker — choose it when the workflow should focus on walmart rather than this Actor's exact route.

Each related Actor uses its own verified country and platform enums. Choose by the marketplace you need rather than assuming every fixed edition supports the 23-route union.

Support

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Last Updated: August 10, 2026